Xen ARM TODO

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This is a list of open work items and known bugs for the Xen on ARM with virtualization extension project.


In progress


Known Bugs

Versatile Express

  • Linux v3.8-rc2 fails to change the MMC voltage during boot on Versatile Express, a patch is needed to fix the bug.

Arndale Board

  • Hangs on the Arndale board with multi-vcpu guests: fix by Julien Grall
  • Network doesn't work in the guest on the Arndale Board when an ethernet cable is plugged.

Open Work Items

IOMMU support in Xen
Contact: xen-devel@lists.xen.org
Description: write a driver in Xen for the ARM System Memory Management Unit (SMMU), use it to assign devices to Dom0.
References: Not specified, useful references.

Autogenerate DomU's device trees
Contact: xen-devel@lists.xen.org
Description: Xen or the Xen tools (ie. XL) should be able to generate the device tree for the guest automatically.
References: Not specified, useful references.

Linux 64-bit on Xen
Contact: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com>
Description: Introduce Xen support for ARMv8 in Linux.
References: Not specified, useful references.

Save/restore and migration
Contact: xen-devel@lists.xen.org
Description: Make VM save/restore and VM migration work on ARM.
References: Not specified, useful references.

Device assignment to DomUs
Contact: xen-devel@lists.xen.org
Description: Assign one or more devices to an unprivileged guest, re-program the SMMU accordingly.
References: Not specified, useful references.